10g/ Kalk+

[paintman]

Why in the world would you need to dose kalk when your doing 50% water changes every week in a 10 gal. mushroom tank?

 

[homer1475]

Why in the world would you need to dose kalk when your doing 50% water changes every week in a 10 gal. mushroom tank?

PH raising effect for one. This is the only reason I use kalk. The additions of alk and cal are just pluses in my eyes, as it means I can dose less 2 part.

 

[Musovski]

Why in the world would you need to dose kalk when your doing 50% water changes every week in a 10 gal. mushroom tank?

the 50% water changes won't persist once i get my parameters to where i need it. It will most likely come down to 15% water change bi-weekly. secondly the tank will be getting two 10 gallons added to it. One housing the food of the fish im getting combined with frag rack containing whatever softie i like. and then the third containing certain LPS. In the mean time, stability within pH, Alk and calc would be great. As of right now, i lose about 1dKH every water change, that's with only 4 small colonies. Imagine when i get more... Kalk+ would supplement that usage, maintaining and contributing to coral growth as well as tank health.

Thats why im adding kalk+ to my 10g "mushroom" tank.... which its far from just mushrooms....

 

[Musovski]

PH raising effect for one. This is the only reason I use kalk. The additions of alk and cal are just pluses in my eyes, as it means I can dose less 2 part.

Agree'd wholeheartedly. When i ran my 65g, i was running through triton method like crazy, i spent too much money on dosing. Meanwhile here, i see kalk+ doing a better job of maintaining stability.

 

[Musovski]

Never liked brightwells kalk+.

Not to promote a competitors product, but @Bulk Reef Supply's kalk is super cheap and always mixed better for me.

Ill have to experiment. Ive heard great from both but seen 2nd hand the effects of brightwell. Ill look into other products and experiment til i find the right one. <3

 

[Musovski]

@Randy Holmes-Farley I read somewhere that Kalk+2 get affected from the environment if not put in a tighter storage after mixing.

Like after ive mixed kalk+ with RO/DI, if i dont have a tighter seal it can create problems within the mix? is this true?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

@Randy Holmes-Farley I read somewhere that Kalk+2 get affected from the environment if not put in a tighter storage after mixing.

Like after ive mixed kalk+ with RO/DI, if i dont have a tighter seal it can create problems within the mix? is this true?

Calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (the two things that could be used to make kalkwasser) will absorb CO2 from the air and make useless calcium carbonate if not sealed well.

 

[Musovski]

Calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (the two things that could be used to make kalkwasser) will absorb CO2 from the air and make useless calcium carbonate if not sealed well.

ok, makes sense. Thank you